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      "Dolomitic Ladin is spoken in Italy; Friulian is in north-east Italy; Italian and Swiss German are neighbouring national languages"
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        "quantity": "national language recognition",
        "typical_range": "1938",
        "unit": "year",
        "note": "referendum"
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      {
        "quantity": "Rumantsch Grischun",
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        "Present out-of-date speaker numbers as current.",
        "Mock the language or its speakers."
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        "Speakers have strong and different views about standardisation that deserve respect."
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        "Learners and teachers"
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      "master_systems": []
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                    "text": "What are Sursilvan, Sutsilvan, Tuatschin, Old Sursilvan, Swiss Ladin and Rumantsch Grischun?",
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                    "text": "How did Romansh develop from Latin in Raetia?",
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                    "text": "Which entry fits languages of Switzerland?",
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                    "text": "Is the presentation neutral and attributed?",
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                    "text": "How do RTR and Romansh media support the language?",
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                    "text": "Which entry fits Radiotelevisiun Svizra Rumantscha?",
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    "The registry alias Ladin should be clarified as the Engadine idioms rather than Dolomitic Ladin",
    "Should each idiom be a separate entry?",
    "How should census data be linked?"
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